COMPARING TWO PLACES
Junction City vs Newark
PLACE A
Junction City, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Newark, Texas
Junction City is 453% larger than Newark. Junction City earns more, with a median household income $8,251 higher. Junction City has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 9%).
JUNCTION CITYNEWARKDIFFERENCE
Total population7,2241,307+453% vs Newark
Population density2,1841,460+723
Population growth25.9%9.1%+16.8 pts
Median age40.627.7+12.9
Male51.2%54.5%−3.3 pts
Female48.8%45.5%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born2.7%8.5%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%62.4%+21.8 pts
Black0.3%0.3%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.1%34.7%−26.6 pts
Asian0.4%0.6%−0.2 pts
Other7.0%2.0%+5.0 pts
Median household income$85,595$77,344+$8,251
Per capita income$38,699$36,741+$1,958
Poverty rate9.5%19.5%−9.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.484−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%16.1%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree8.8%4.5%+4.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.8%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation71.6%66.3%+5.3 pts
Median home value$421,900$137,500+$284,400
Median gross rent$1,316$1,143+$173
Owner-occupied59.3%76.9%−17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%20.5%−18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.6%39.5%−8.9 pts
Average commute20.933.3−12.3
Worked from home8.0%12.3%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.0%22.0%−20.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025